Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in a Digital, Social, Mobile World
Erica Ho covers the topic in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"Some cognition experts have praised the effects of tech on the brain, lauding its ability to organize our lives and free our minds for deeper thinking.
"From the smallest e-mail to the most expensive advertisement every piece of communication is an opportunity to form an impression in your customer’s mind.
"When you introduce a new person by email, you can spark great new relationships if you share more than name and contact information.
"Culled from Architizer's second annual A+ Awards, which are chosen by 300 experts and a popular vote, these are a handful of the most amazing office spaces in the world," writes Drake Baer in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"The fear of public speaking is the most common fear and prevents many people from achieving their potential.
"This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on resolving conflict, in which we’ve been focusing on solving everyday disagreements in the office.
"Last year, on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the mobile revolution, Flurry issued its five-year report on the mobile industry.
In this piece at BusinessInsider.
Dina Spector (photo, left) introduces an infographic from Happify titled - How to Beat Stress and Boost Happiness.
"People do not always get along, so dealing with conflict is part of any job.
Dan Waldschmidt, of Edgy Conversations, lists the tools he uses to get things done.
"In creating a mobile communications strategy, businesses should leverage new technology and apps to keep employees "in the know," as well as connected to the business and each other.
Mikaela Rakos writes an introductory article and presents an infographic on the topic.
"This is it.
"Public speaking is hard enough for most of us.
"Worry is, sadly, an inevitability of life.
"Because leaders are often juggling so many things and are under constant pressure to make decisions, they sometimes function in a mode of overwhelm.
"It's the Internet of the Ephemeral—the side of the Internet that gives us Snapchat and Confide and other apps that owe their popularity not just to the fact that they are not Facebook, but also to the fact that they trade, specifically, on their impermanence.
"Observing individuals who lead a creative life, we can identify elements of expertise, grit, an understanding, and passion.
"At some point I mentioned to everyone that I am very introverted and used to have a huge fear of public speaking.
"There are about 11 million meetings taking place in America every day, and a third of them are unproductive.
"There are hundred of apps that claim to "increase productivity" and "optimize company workflow," but how many apps actually do?